“Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each ...” — Hervey Allen Quote

“Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each his legend; and a brilliant and more or less feudal civilization with its aristocracy and slaves has departed with the economic system upon which it rested.”

“Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded.”

“Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on the void.”

“We have nobility in Sweden, and it comes from the old British aristocracy.”

“When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I was a little kid, I have been really into royals and aristocracy. So to make Lord more feminine, I just put an 'e' on the end! Some people think it's religious, but it's not.”

“Obviously I've had this fascination with aristocracy my whole life. Like, the kings and queens of 500 years ago... they're like rock stars. If there was a 'TMZ' 500 years ago, it would be about, like, Henry VIII and Marie Antoinette and all those people.”